About Salaun Village

Salaun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 42 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	31.75 hectares
Population	84
Male Population	42
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaun compares

By the 2011 count Salaun is the 279th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 31.75 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Salaun

Salaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salaun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaun from other places

Salaun lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salaun
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Salaun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Salaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaun village had a population of 84. That makes it the 279th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Salaun village has 42 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Salaun is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaun covers 31.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Salaun falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salaun is Jutogh, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Salaun.

Salaun is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 9.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.